page_title: Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency (2020 Q2)
section_title: Week 176
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency (2020 Q2) / Timeline / June 2020 / Week 176
caption_attribution_description: President Donald J. Trump walks from the White House Monday evening, June 1, 2020, to St. John’s Episcopal Church, known as the church of Presidents’s, that was damaged by fire during demonstrations in nearby LaFayette Square Sunday evening. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)
context_page_description: The following is a timeline of the presidency of Donald Trump during the second quarter of 2020. To navigate quarters, see Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency.
context_section_description: Monday, June 1
  In a conference call with the nation's governors, President Trump declares that Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark A. Milley, the nation's highest-ranking military officer, was "in charge" of the response to protests. The nature of Milley's position was not specified, nor the legal authority under which he would assume such a position.
  President Trump delivers a speech in the Rose Garden declaring that he was "dispatching thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers, military personnel and law enforcement officers to stop the rioting, looting, vandalism, assaults and the wanton destruction of property," and, "If a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary ... then I'll deploy the United States military and quickly solve the problem for them."
  After the press conference at the Rose Garden, Trump walks to the nearby St. John's Church, where an adjacent building had experienced a fire the previous night, in Lafayette Square for a photo op. In preparation for Trump's arrival, riot police and military police use tear gas and stun grenades to clear peaceful protesters assembled at the park. and the clergy at the church.
  The White House provided clarification for President Trump's May 31, 2020, announcement on Twitter that he vows to designate ANTIFA as a terrorist group.
  Tuesday, June 2
  President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visit the Saint John Paul II National Shrine.
  Wednesday, June 3
  President Trump announces that the Republican National Committee would move the 2020 Republican National Convention from Charlotte, NC to another location, after North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper did not find the health and safety measures put forth by the Republican National Committee to be adequate.
  The number of deaths in the United States attributed to the coronavirus disease is 106,184. There are more than 1.8 million certified coronavirus cases.
  Thursday, June 4
  Friday, June 5
  Saturday, June 6
  Sunday, June 7
caption: President Trump at St. John's Episcopal Church
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